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GoscHEN's MISTAKE.


met Changes-The Times" Breach Of
Privilege, Etc.
GoSCHEN's MISTAKE
LONDON, April 25-Mr Goschen's budget
is praised as an able and ingenious concoc-
ton, but economic experts on both sides
Of the House condemn it as unsound. Mr..
Gladstone will lead the attack upon its
principal provisions, and will especially
disfavor the reduction of the sum devoted
to the le3sening of the pubic debt Lord
Randolph Churchill will assist in oppos-
ing the abandonment of the principle OF
maintaining the sinking fund The Con.
servatives have always adhered to the
sinking fund as the best device for pay
ing off the debt, and Mr.. Goschen's heresy
on this point is not likely to be much
favored, 1t is probable that his reputa-
ton as a fnancier will be much injured
by his present proposals, which are con-
sidered as meretricious, and as intended
solely to add to the popularity of the
government for the moment, without due
regard to permanent interests
THE HOLY SEE AND THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The influential and generally correct
Catholic journal, the Tablet announces
that the withdrawal of the Papal censure.
equivalent to an approval of the order
ut is the policy of the Holy See to leave
men free to combine for self-protectoa
and for the development of their legit-
mate interests and aspirations, provided
they use only lawful and innocent means,r
is the only comment vouchsafed by the
Tablet upon the matter 1t is perhaps d
fair inference that the Vatican has been
| cd hyrE or1 IN (Nihhnpc'
tions that thus far, at least, only 'lawful
and innOcentmeans" have been sanctioned
! by the Knights.
THE woRKINGMEN AND THE "PARNELL LIT
TER"
| Among radical workingmen the prevail
/ ing feeling is of surprise that there
| should be so much fuss made over the al
! legged "Parnell letter." even assuming it
to be genuine. Several speeches at the
radical clubs have revealed the fact that
in these circles the expressions Of the let
ter are accepted as almost cXcusabe..
/ The representative democratic paper, the
Dispatch, boldly asks: is it so long since
deeds of violence against an oppressive
government were thought so blGCI in En-
glandl Would it be long before they
would be resorted to, or advocated again.
if we were subjected to such tyranny as
the Tories are seeking to estab ish in Ire
landin This language faithfully reflects
the sentiments of the working classes,
who are less concerned with the truth OF
falsity of the Parne,l letter than they a't
about saving the liberties of the peopA
throughout the three Kingdoms from
what they regard as the tyrannies of TIN
landlords and of the government.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM TIE GALLONS.
A murder which attracted wliesprea@
interest two years ago has just had q
strang denouement. At the time mer.
toned lady at Babbicombe was muir
dered and robbed, and her servant, a mac
named Lee, was arrested for the crime.
He was found guilty and sentenced to lie
hanged. He was three times subjected
to the ordeal of Ranging, and three times
the rope broke, defeating the efforts Of
the hangman to execute the sentence The
officials, Mortified and superstuous,
abandoned the attempt, AMI reported
the facts to the Home O1ice. Lees sentence
was quietly committed to penal servtude
for life. A short time ago fellow-serv.
ant of Lees confessed on her death-bed
that she was the guilty party, and that
Lee was innocent of any connection with
the tragedy. The Government has now
ordered Lees release, and will c0mpen-
safe him for the injustice done him.
PROBABLE CABINET CHANGES.
Rt. Hon. Henry Matthews, Home Secre.
tary, is threatened with blindness from
cataract. and proposes to resign, In that
event, Mr.. Chaplin, member Of Parliament
for SeafOrd, will probably enter the Cab.
and 81 nh ('hrrpbi1l1u rot
to the Ministry is impossible, owing to
his antagonism to Mr. Goshen: Speaker
Peel is again anxious to retire from his,
Office on account of increasing iil-health.
Postmaster-General Rai5es will be the
Conservative candidate for succession to
this office, but he y unpopular, and will,
not be elected without strong opposition
from the Liberals.
THE GLADsToNITEs PROTEST.
LONDON April 25.-Thc Glads tonite COM
mttee for Taunton have written to the
Liberal Press, protesting against the unfair
use they allege the Torres are making
of the Phoenix Park letter, stated to have
been written by Mr.. Parneu Although
the letter has been pronounced forgery,
the Tory committee are still Circulat-
ing copies of it by the thou
sand among the electors. InaJ Jhe
Tory leaG1r in the House of Commons is.
fully cognizlnt of this they declare is
proved by the fact that on all the locaI
/ railroads where Smith q Son have book
stands the letter is exhibited. The
chances Of election Of the Gladstone can
didate for Taunton have bean seriously
diminished by the publication Of the let
ter.
THE "TIMES'" BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
At the last Cabinet council the question
Of appointing parliamentary committee
TO iuvestiglt' the allege breach Of priv
ilcge BY the T;s.0 in publishingihs Par
, nell letter. was c,lhaustivoly discussed
It was agreed wvuout a ssnnt TO take
! no action in the matter, and leave
the initiative to Mr.. Parnen and his
friends 1t is stated that the solicitors OF
: the treasury have in their possession
, several letters written by Mr.. Parnell tc
Mr. Patrick Ford. Mr.. Paruelps sigma
ture in each of these letters is declared
on the testimony of handwriting experts